On 27 February 2025, the first Leonardo AW149 medium lift, multi role helicopter came off the new assembly line in Swidnik, Poland.Poland ordered a total of 32 AW149s. Deliveries started in 2023 and are expected to be complete by 2029.In the meantime five helicopters have already been delivered to the Lotnictwo Wojsk Lądowych (Polish Army aviation) and are operated from Leznica-Wielka army base. These are airframes came directly from Leonardo's assembly plant in Vergiate. It is planned that approximately 20 helicopters will be produced locally by PZL Swidnik.[continua]